That first monkey looks pretty good to me.. (unless it was really supposed to be an exact copy of the top one)

Heck, even the final cake (with the palm trees) looks pretty good, except for the very top. Pretty sure the blue tier is intentionally "wavy", and the whole effect does actually look like a beach sunset.

OMG-- You've got to be kidding me! Why do we (as the customers) even bother anymore? Unless you want to pay a small fortune, you're going to get a wreck, or so it seems. Those monkeys were really kinda scary... Hate it for the birthday boy-- He'll be scarred for life!

Oook... the eyes on the first monkey remind me of aliens... although otherwise it's pretty good. The second monkey has no nose. Or maybe the nose is the thing at the bottom of it's head and it has no mouth. I have NO idea. Notice the subtle dead monkey to the left of the middle one. And unfortunately, that monkey loos like it is about sixty percent poo. The third monkey is... interesting! It's like curious george after eating three turkeys and then getting drunk. The pig looks like an evil mario nemisis. Look! It can shoot cannon balls out of it's snout! The fourth monkey's terribleness can barely be put to words. Squished snout, googly eyes, poo body, and frog-like position. The palm trees are actually quite pretty! Now the last cake... ok first of all the top is brownish blue. I think that means that the baker was very aware of pollution. Another thing... too much frosting!

I didn't know Dr. Moreau made cakes as well - gawd, these are scary. I'm not keen on fake monkeys at the best of times (I had a toy one that I'm sure used to poke me in the eye deliberately...)but these are downright creepy.

What is that bear-monkey-frog thing after the pig cake? I mean, what kind of animal is that thing? I'm still puzzled!

If the Wreckerator was like a genie, he/she would be like one Hanna-Barbara's worst characters (from the "Jeannie" cartoon), the bumbling conjurer Babu, who would say "Razzle Dazzle!" and screw up every bit of magic he ever did. I hated that show when I was a kid, but I love Cake Wrecks!

#1 is ok, except for the E.T. eyes and the 'banana'. Good thing the wreckerator left the peel on, so that no one (except about 99% of viewers) would get the wrong idea.

#2 looks like a mouse after about 50 cups of coffee. Why does it have a spare face?

#3 CCCP (cupcake cake, patooie!). I can make out the smiley mouth, but what is going on between that and the nose -- a simian vortex of doom?

#4 Mrs. Arable: "Could you make me a cake that looks like a spring pig?" Wreckerator (who has never been near a farm): "Ok..." (Thinking to self:) "Spring...pig? Oh well, whatever the customer wants. I'll make another one to go with it, just to mess with people who read CW."

#5 A tragic genetic engineering experiment involving Curious George, a frog and a pancake. Where is PETA when you need them?

#6 A tad Pythonesque, and therefore ok. The foot is missing, though.

#7 Ah, 'Tidal Wave at Sunset.' Such a nice, peaceful disaster in the making. Looks like the wreckerator grabbed a paint can (to use for the form) and about 150 cans of frosting. Ulp.

You know, I think I actually like the 2nd monkey and the last monkey rather than the example monkey. The example looks like an alien monkey with its HUGE BLACK EYES OF SOULLESS TERROR.

The others are just goofy looking. Except for the middle one; he looks like his face got caught in a steamroller.

The sunset cake...you know, you're supposed to mix the paste food coloring IN the frosting, not apply it ON the cake (at least I think so)...it's pretty arty though. Maybe nice to look at but not to eat?

Did you notice the decapitated friend of the monkey in the first try photo? Because that's what happens to monkey cakes when they are bad--they get their head's cut off and surrounded by weird looking palm trees. And another full size monkey cake who can point and laugh at him.

Hey, I did a wedding cake for a friend like the first palm tree cake, only mine was 4 tiers tall! It was based off something she found on the web. The "pebbles" and tree trunks were grey in the original, but when photographed, really do look purple! As for the monkey cakes - oh my! We should just close our eyes and walk away.

VW: blystea - The decorators of the monkey cakes must have had a blystea on their finger.

Isn't that first cake from one of Tori Spelling's kids' first birthday? (1) Make your own joke here about that, and 2) don't ask me how I knew, but if I remember correctly, they thought it turned out a little scary as well).

Whoever's second birthday it is, is going to have some serious nightmares involving killer lazy-eyed monkeys. And I really can't figure out what that first monkey is doing. I was gonna go see a Rated R movie tonight, but I think I've had my fix. Thanks.

This might have been the first time I disliked to "good" examples as much as the wrecks. That very first gorilla is creepy, and since when are palm tree trunks purple? I like the colors on the beach wreck much better, although the style wasn't executed well.

Y'all do realize that the first palm tree cake is supposed to be the photographed inspiration for the second one, right? Just checking. :) By the way, the second palm tree cake is hideous. Don't even make me start on the monkeys. [Shiver]

I actually thought the second cake (monkey with leaves on its head)was less creepy than the mutant tellytubbie with a candle stuck into its head, right up till I saw the random severed monkey head. Notice that the severed head has nostrils and the other one doesn't? Maybe leafyhead is Voldemonkey wreaking a terrible revenge on the non nostril-impaired.

"Why is it that all white transexuals look like Barbara Eiden?"Okay, back on topic. I hope that the wreckorater wasn't modeling the monkey because that is a massive FAIL! Even the palm tree cake was a massive blooper. Where do they get the idea that these things are correct?

I think I'm in the club that isn't a fan of the model cakes' style (although they are beautifully executed). The A monkey is almost cute, although execution isn't perfect and that dead monkey to the left is rather disturbing.

Poor Maksim, glad he's too young to know how horrible that cake is (or to remember it).

What's with the pig-crabs??? And the one after that-- it at least looks edible. Is it a dog-monkey?

The sunset model cake looks like an 11 year old girl went nuts with the puffy foam. And I've never seen a purple-trunked palm tree! The last one is lovely in concept, just execution needs work (*smooth* the icing, folks!!).

Lol those cakes are bound to give me nightmares for weeks. Scary and it isn't even halloween yet! I can't wait to see what they do to those cakes.. and I will make sure to drink tons of coffee as well lol.

Since this one was a relatively family-friendly one, I let my 5-year old take a gander. On the last monkey before the palm trees I asked my son if he'd like a cake like that. His reply? "Um....Is that poop?"

The last palm-tree cake belonged to a friend's family member of mine. The cake she WANTED was the first palm tree cake... for her WEDDING. The second is what she got. And yes, that is exactly what it looks like: over an inch thick crust of whipped icing all over the cake. WHITE icing. That is air brushed. To DEATH.

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